The Creative Coast Initiative

Paula Deen on Ga. Travel Guide Cover

The Governor's office announced in late January that Food Network mega-star Paula Deen will be the official face of Destination Georgia this year by virtue of her visage along with her son's gracing the cover of the Georgia State Travel Guide. Savannah native (born in Albany, Georgia but moved to Savannah in 1987) Deen has parlayed her distinct brand of down home southern cooking along with her "sassy Southern flare" into a Foody Empire based in Georgia's First City on the banks of the Savannah River, the Landmark Historic District.

The full-color travel guide is traditionally distributed and promoted by the Georgia Department of Economic Development to help promote tourism to the state of Georgia. Arguably there is no other Georgia family like Paula, along with her two sons, Jamie Deen and Bobby Deen who are better positioned to promote tourism to not only coastal Georgia but the entire state.

With over 750,000 copies of this full color guide printed each year, your free copy can be picked up any of the Visitor's Centers across the state of Georgia. When visiting Paula's crown jewel, Lady & Son's Restaurant on Congress Street just off Ellis Square, make it a point to find the right historic district lodging for your party. Booking most any of our "Paula Deen Vacation Rentals" will not only save you money over costly hotels, inns or Bed and Breakfast suites as spoken of on Trip Advisor in a 4 and 5 star manner but we will have you just steps away from Paula’s famous restaurant.